Nikon

NEW DELHI: At first glance it is evident that the Nikon AW100 means business. The matte finish, excellent construction and weather seals set it apart from most compact cameras. Because it was designed to be rugged, the lens does not protrude from the body (though optical zoom is present, with an internal mechanism). At the back is a 3-inch LCD with various function buttons placed neatly on the right. The battery, SD card slot, mini HDMI and the proprietary USB port are placed under a single...

LONDON: Nikon, the 98-year-old Japanese company best known for its cameras, has agreed to buy British retinal imaging firm Optos for 259.3 million pounds ($400 million) as it moves into the medical sector. Nikon will pay 340 pence a share in cash for Optos, a 30.5 per cent premium to the closing price on Thursday, the two companies said in a statement on Friday. Nikon has previously said it intended to enter the medical sector to leverage its optical...

NEW DELHI: Digital imaging equipment maker Nikon plans to go "aggressive" with its marketing campaigns as it looks to take on rivals like Canon and Sony for brand visibility and gain better growth momentum in the country. The company, which is targeting a 45 per cent market share in the Indian SLR market, said it is also planning to add another 30 exclusive outlets in all the major cities in the country. "Our aim in India is to be the No.1 brand in the next few years.

LONDON: Nikon, the 98-year-old Japanese company best known for its cameras, has agreed to buy British retinal imaging firm Optos for 259.3 million pounds ($400 million) as it moves into the medical sector. Nikon will pay 340 pence a share in cash for Optos, a 30.5 per cent premium to the closing price on Thursday, the two companies said in a statement on Friday. Nikon has previously said it intended to enter the medical sector to leverage its...

NEW DELHI | KOLKATA: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has issued show cause notices to leading camera makers Sony, Canon and Nikon for "artificially" restricting memory of high-end digital cameras to avail zero duty benefit meant for lowend equipment. "Notices have been issued for wrongfully claiming duty exemption," said a DRI official. The agency has said that Sony, Canon and Nikon evaded customs duty to the tune of Rs 129 crore, Rs 161...

BANGKOK: Japanese camera-maker Nikon has laid off 1,500 sub-contractors in Thailand, a government official confirmed Saturday, after a fall in demand put down to the global financial crisis. Amporn Nitisiri, director general of the Labour ministry's labour protection and welfare department, said most of those losing jobs at Nikon had worked at its manufacturing plant for less than a year. "I have been informed by Nikon's personnel department that 1,500...

SHILLONG: Imaging technology giant Nikon on Friday said it was targeting 1800 retail outlets for in-store branding in India. "Nikon is targeting 1800 retail outlets for in-store branding along with the plan to hire 200 as store promoters in the current financial year. The company has already set up more than fifty D-SLR and COOLPIX zone in India," Nikon India Managing Director Hiroshi Takashina said. Takashina, who launched Northeast's...

Japanese camera maker Nikon plans to scale up the headcount in India by 25% this fiscal to leverage its operations in the country, said a top executive of the company at the launch of eight new models of its flagship Coolpix brand of digital cameras on Wednesday. The new range is priced between Rs 7,450-Rs 25,950. The company is targeting 30% growth in revenues this fiscal as against 50% in 2008-09. Talking about manufacturing plans in India, Nikon s managing director...

NEW DELHI: Digital imaging equipment maker Nikon has undertaken a major exercise to penetrate smaller cities and towns, increasing distribution channels, to double its overall sales and market share. The company, which earlier had only one national distributor, said it has appointed 22 distributors this year and plans to add six more by the end of the financial year. "Earlier we were not directly dealing with our dealers. It was done through our...

Standing still, waiting for that moment, making a model pose in a certain way to get the desired effect, with all those lights doing their thing... Snap and you get the perfect shot. And that, friends, was the easiest bit! Now imagine this... You're surrounded on all sides by white snow glistening with sunlight. You're shooting a bunch of cars that are drifting on a track made of ice with the fierce glare of the sun trying its utmost to ruin your shot. And yeah, the cars are...

NEW DELHI: Japanese imaging products major Nikon today consolidated its presence in the Indian media space by bagging the mandate to provide its professional cameras and lenses to the Press Trust of India. Under a partnership, the company's wholly-owned arm Nikon India is providing its latest products, including high speed performance cameras such as D4S, and a variety of lenses ranging from ultra wide to telephoto lenses. Nikon India Managing Director Hiroshi Takashina...

NEW DELHI: Japanese camera giant Nikon Corporation today said it expects 20 per cent growth in the digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera segment in India, selling around 3.6 lakh units in 2014-15. "We expect a very steady growth in the coming year. We would expand with another 20 per cent growth in DSLR, which is around 3.6 lakhs units," Nikon India Managing Director Hiorshi Takashina told PTI. Nikon had sold around 2.5 lakh DSLRs in 2012-13....

NEW DELHI: Over the years, DSLRs have become considerably 'dumber'. Dials gave way to buttons and touch screens, polycarbonate became the material of choice instead of metals & operation became incredibly simple. While it's true that it's really easy to own and use a DSLR today, many photography enthusiasts and those who started on manual DSLRs yearn for the grace and poise of older designs. With the Df, what Nikon has managed to do is pander to those needs — shoehorning modern (and very capable)

Xolo A600 for Rs 8,199 Xolo A600: Xolo's latest Android smartphone has a 4.5-inch IPS display (960 x 540 pixels). It is powered by a 1.3Ghz dual core Mediatek processor and 512MB RAM along with 4GB internal storage that can be expanded using microSD card (up to 32GB supported). It has a 5MP rear camera that does video recording in 720p HD resolution and a VGA front camera for video calls. Xolo claims 10 hours of talktime with the 1,900mAh...

NEW DELHI: Japanese imaging major Nikon expects its sales in India to grow by just 5 per cent and Rs 1,050 crore turnover in the current fiscal as compared to 25 per cent growth last fiscal due to economic slowdown. "Due to economic slow down we expect to grow by 5 per cent and report turnover of Rs 1,050 crore this year. However, Indian market has huge potential and we strongly believe growth will bounce back once economy revives," Nikon India Pvt...

TOKYO/SEOUL: Japanese camera makers such as Canon and Nikon have long ruled the $22-billion digital camera market, but South Korean upstart Samsung Techwin is making a serious bid to build its brand to take on the big guns. The market for digital cameras -- particularly high-end models -- is booming as prices have fallen, and as it becomes easier to store large numbers of photos on a computer or upload them to sharing Websites like Flickr and edit images through...